A patient at the Shri Vasantrao Naik Government Hospital in Yavatmal district, allegedly attacked a resident doctor with a knife on Thursday. The accused is a mentally unstable person, informed the Superintendent of police of Yavatmal.
He said, “Accused Suraj Thakur was admitted at Yavatmal Medical College Hospital. The accused had stabbed himself two days ago. He’s a mentally unstable person. While the doctor was on rounds, the accused attacked him with a knife. Accused arrested.”
Meanwhile, after the attack, doctors staged a protest against the alleged knife attack on two resident doctors and wrote a letter to Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The letter stated that residents of SVNGMC Yavatmal will stop all emergency and non-emergency services as a protest.
Maharashtra | Doctors protested against an alleged knife attack on two resident doctors in Yavatmal, writes a letter to Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis.